To the Editor: Infections caused by multiresistant gram-negative organisms are difficult to treat. Carbapenems are often used as a last resort but even these are under threat with the emergence of acquired metallo-b-lactamases worldwide, including Australia,1,2 India, China and Europe.
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- Geethanie A T P Fernando1
- Peter J Collignon1
- Jan M Bell2
- 1 Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT.
- 2 SA Pathology (Women’s and Children’s Hospital), Adelaide, SA.
Correspondence: geethanie.fernando@act.gov.au
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